right of asylum
Persecution escape protection
The right of asylum is the legal protection granted to someone who has fled persecution in their home country.
Under international law, asylum seekers may claim refuge in another nation based on threats to their safety from political, religious, ethnic, or social persecution.
Countries recognize this right to varying degrees: She applied for asylum at the border.
The related term political asylum emphasizes persecution by governments.
Place of safety
- shelterProtected place or structure
- havenShelter from danger
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
security · safe haven · sanctuary · temporary protection · immunity · safety · defense · preservation
Person fleeing danger abroad
- asyleeGranted-sanctuary immigrant
- displacedShifted from proper location
- statelessWithout national belonging
- exileBanishment from homeland
migrant · emigrant · expulsion · flight · uprooted · forced migration · returnee · repatriation
Rules governing relations between countries
- refugee statusLegal protection for displaced persons
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- charterFounding organizational document
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
hearing · petition · appeal · ruling · grant · denial · eligibility · legal representation
Unjust exercise of power
- fearEmotional response to threat
- threatsDeclarations of intended harm
- escapeFlight from captivity
- dissidentOpposer of established systems
censorship · repression · tyranny · coercion · retaliation · genocide · ethnic cleansing · religious persecution
Innate personal worth
- justiceFair treatment under law
- equalitySame status for all
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- solidarityUnity among allies
activism · humanitarian · fair treatment · non-discrimination · liberty
UN body aiding refugees
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- integrationCombining into a whole
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
residency · host country · reception · camp · detention · processing center · humanitarian aid · sponsorship
refuge
Place of safety
safeguard · security · safe haven · sanctuary · temporary protection · immunity · safety · defense · preservation · shield
refugee
Person fleeing danger abroad
- asyleeGranted-sanctuary immigrant
- displacedShifted from proper location
- statelessWithout national belonging
exile · migrant · emigrant · expulsion · flight · uprooted · forced migration · returnee · repatriation
international law
Rules governing relations between countries
- refugee statusLegal protection for displaced persons
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- charterFounding organizational document
adjudication · hearing · petition · appeal · ruling · grant · denial · eligibility · legal representation · due process
oppression
Unjust exercise of power
dissident · censorship · repression · tyranny · coercion · retaliation · genocide · ethnic cleansing · religious persecution · political persecution
dignity
Innate personal worth
solidarity · activism · humanitarian · fair treatment · non-discrimination · liberty
UNHCR
UN body aiding refugees
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- integrationCombining into a whole
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
citizenship · residency · host country · reception · camp · detention · processing center · humanitarian aid · sponsorship · admission
right of asylumdeportation
Legal expulsion from country
expulsion · removal · extradition · banishment · deportation order
right of asylumpersecution
Systematic mistreatment of groups
political persecution · ethnic cleansing · rendition · extraordinary rendition · abandonment
right of asylumimmigration enforcement
Regulating unauthorized entry
right, rights, rightly, rightful, rightfully, righteous, righteousness, asylum, asylums